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| Author | Dipo Faloyin |
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Publication date | 2022 |
Africa Is Not a Country is a 2022 nonfiction book written by Dipo Faloyin. [1] [2] [3] The book is subtitled Notes on a Bright Continent in the United States [3] and Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa in the United Kingdom. [2]
Dipo Faloyin was born in Chicago, raised in Lagos and currently lives in London. [4] He is a senior editor and writer for Vice magazine and has written for The Guardian , Esquire, Newsweek , Dazed, I-D , The Huffington Post , Refinery29 and Prospect. [4] His writings have focused on themes of culture, race and identity in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. [4]
Africa Is Not a Country seeks to challenge common stereotypes about Africa that are found in the Western world. Faloyin argued that Africa has been treated "as if it were a single country, devoid of nuance". [5]
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